Mind and Body: Creating a Multidisciplinary Perinatal Mental Health Program - SCS12

Friday, May 17, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Location: 301-303

CME Credits 1

Sub Topic: Care for patients with unique obstetric or gynecologic needs

Tara Chettiar, MD, FACOG (she/her/hers)

Assistant Program Director
University of Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS, United States
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Megan Thomas, MD, FACOG

Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Kansas
Prairie Village, KS, United States
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Erin N. Bider, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
The University of Kansas Health System
Overland Park, KS, United States

Session Description
The University of Kansas created a multidisciplinary team of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Low Risk Obstetrics and Psychiatry clinicians working together to improve perinatal mental health. This session will review how the program was created and how it improves patient care and provider satisfaction by offering improved access to perinatal mental health specialists. It will begin with introduction to the team and the structure of the program. Each team member will discuss their area of expertise. The session will conclude by discussing future plans and goals for the team as well as engaging the audience with questions and discussion.

Disclosure(s):

Tara Chettiar, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Megan Thomas, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Erin N. Bider, MD: No financial relationships to disclose